Making Your Payment

When you pay online, you can make full or partial payments using DiscoverCard, MasterCard or Visa. You may also pay by electronic debit to your checking or savings account. Reminder: tuition is due before classes start. However, you are allowed to secure your registration with a 15% down payment and pay-as-you-attend. A $30 Payment Plan fee will be added to your balance if you choose payment option. Additionally, a $30 Late Fee is added to unpaid balances at the mid-point of the term.

MCTC contracts with a third-party tuition management company to administer automated payment plans for students. These FACTS tuition and book payment plans are offered each term through Nelnet. To set up a payment plan for tuition and fees, enroll online in E-Services. Visit the bookstore for information on book payment plans. Note: payment plans must be completed by the end of each term and are not available for past due balances. Additional information regarding Nelnet’s FACTS.

Tuition and fees are due 15 days prior to the start of each term. However, MCTC’s payment policy allows students to defer this date and secure their registrations by paying 15% of tuition and fees or $300 (whichever is less). This allows you more time to finish your payment arrangements – including the option of paying-as-you-attend.

There are additional fees to using this option. A one-time $30 Payment Plan Fee is added to your record if you carry a balance after the Last Day to Add/Drop courses (5th day of the term). Additionally, a one-time $30 Late Fee is added to your record if you carry a balance beyond the mid-point of the term.

If you choose this payment option, it is your responsibility to track your record online and ensure that your balance is paid in full by the end of the term. A business office hold will remain on your record until you have completed your payments. You may not receive an official transcript or register for more courses while this hold is enforced.

Your financial aid application secures your registration and meets the payment policy. However, there are several steps to ensuring that your financial aid application is fully processed so that balances owed the college are paid in full. These steps are out-lined in the attached brochure Stay on top of your Financial Aid and College Costs. Additional information is available online and at the Financial Aid Office (T.2200).

If your tuition, fees and other college costs are billed to an outside organization, the process is called Third Party Billing. If you qualify for this funding, MCTC agrees to defer the due date and invoice a third party for your covered college costs. Additionally, you may use scholarships to pay the college. Please remember that it is your responsibility to ensure Business Services is notified of your payment plans by the tuition due date each term.

Eligible students may request a deferment of the tuition due date to allow time to process military benefits. The Veterans Upward Bound office is available to assist eligible veterans with this service. If you intend to use military benefits to pay for your education, we encourage you to confirm your arrangements with Business Services each term by the tuition due date.

Use this deferment request to communicate your status.

As a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), MCTC is governed by applicable State Statutes and policies. Any unpaid balance to MCTC falls under MN State Statute 16.D which states that unpaid balances shall be referred to MN Department of Revenue for collections after 120 days. If you owe the college a past due balance after the end of a term, it is eligible for collections.

A business office hold is placed on all past due balances and is removed when the college receives payment-in-full. This hold prevents you from obtaining an official transcript or registering for more classes. Additionally, this hold can interrupt your educational goals at any MnSCU institution.

If your balance has been placed with the MN Department of Revenue for collections, you should contact them to make payment arrangements.

MN Department of Revenue Collections - 651-556-3003